What's Your New Year's Resolution?

A note from Communications team member, Jenelle Eli:

Those sit-ups won’t do themselves. This is a lesson I learn every February when I drop the ball on my ambitious resolution to get in tip-top soccer shape. Luckily, I’m not alone. In fact, 88% of those who set New Year’s resolutions don’t succeed. Sound familiar?

How about trying something different in 2013? Make this your New Year’s resolution: Raise $100 for Refugees and Immigrants. When you donate $100 to USCRI, you make a massive impact on the people we serve. Your $100 will empower victims of human trafficking; protect immigrant children crossing the border without parents; provide opportunities to resettled refugees; and ensure that persecuted individuals all around the world have a voice.

Studies show that goal-setting and peer support drastically increase the success rate of New Year’s resolutions. So we’re providing you with a nifty list of 100 Ways to Raise $100 for Refugees and Immigrants that will not only inspire you, but will get your community involved as well. Garden party, anyone? When you’re through raising your $100, you’ll have helped people in need and have the ultimate bragging rights—New Year’s resolution success!

By all means, try to stop biting your nails this year (if you figure out how, let me know!). But more importantly, set a goal that’s both valuable and achievable by raising $100 for refugees and immigrants in 2013. Good luck!